IN 1911 Edith Appleton was the District Nurse in Crediton. When the First World War broke out she volunteered as a nurse on the front.

During her time in France she kept a diary and this diary has been translated into a book “A Nurse at the Front” with a foreword by Michael Morpurgo, of “War Horse” fame.

On Monday, June 17, at 7pm at the Boniface Centre, her great nephew, Dick Robinson, will be giving a talk on her experiences in France taken from these diaries.

The talk has been organised by the Crediton Area History and Museum Society and is designed in conjunction with “The Men Who Marched Away” a CODS production which will run for the remainder of the week.

Entry to the talk will be £3, including Society members. Any profits will be given to local charities.

These two events are to mark the centenary of the official ending of the First World War. Although the Armistice was signed on November 11 1918, the War did not end until Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919.